Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / India: What can it teach us? / Braille

India: What can it teach us? ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

438,482 braille cells · 461 embossed pages at 40×25 · 4,474 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠀⠠⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠱⠢⠀⠹⠳⠀⠓⠁⠌⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠞⠀⠁⠀⠩⠊⠏⠂⠀⠹⠳⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠩⠁⠇⠞⠀⠍⠫⠊⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠯⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀⠋⠇⠕⠕⠙⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠗⠊⠎⠢⠂⠀⠹⠳⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠩⠁⠇⠞⠀⠑⠝⠞⠻⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠩⠊⠏⠂⠀⠯⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠺⠀⠎⠁⠧⠑⠀⠮⠑⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠇⠕⠕⠙⠲⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠁⠧⠬
⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠩⠂⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠥⠀⠞⠕⠕⠅⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠑⠁⠲⠀⠠⠮⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠽⠑⠜⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠩⠀⠸⠓⠀
⠏⠕⠔⠞⠫⠀⠕⠥⠞⠂⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠥⠂⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠞⠀⠮⠀⠩⠊⠏⠂⠀
⠍⠫⠊⠞⠁⠞⠫⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠩⠲⠀⠠⠯⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀⠋⠇⠕⠕⠙⠀⠸⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠗⠊⠎⠢⠂⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠥⠀⠑⠝⠞⠻⠫⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠩⠊⠏⠲⠀⠠⠮⠝⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠩⠀
⠎⠺⠁⠍⠀⠞⠪⠜⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠊⠍⠂⠀⠯⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠥⠀⠋⠁⠌⠢⠫⠀⠮⠀⠗⠕⠏⠑⠀
⠷⠀⠮⠀⠩⠊⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠩⠄⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠕⠗⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠓⠑⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀
⠓⠁⠌⠢⠫⠀⠞⠪⠜⠙⠼⠁⠙⠚⠀⠮⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠮⠗⠝⠀⠠⠍⠳⠝⠞⠁⠔⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠋⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠋⠊⠩⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠒⠀⠄⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠎⠁⠧⠫⠀⠮⠑⠆⠀⠃⠔⠙⠀⠮⠀
⠩⠊⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠽⠀⠮⠀⠺⠁⠞⠻⠀⠝⠀⠉⠥⠞⠀⠮⠑⠀
⠷⠋⠂⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠹⠳⠀⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠍⠳⠝⠞⠁⠔⠲⠀⠠⠵⠀⠮⠀
⠺⠁⠞⠻⠀⠎⠥⠃⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠙⠀⠹⠳⠀⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠎⠇⠊⠙⠑⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀
⠾⠀⠭⠲⠄⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠥⠀⠮⠝⠀⠎⠇⠊⠙⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀
⠺⠁⠞⠻⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠫⠀⠄⠮⠀⠠⠎⠇⠕⠏⠑
⠀⠷⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠥⠄⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠮⠗⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠳⠝⠞⠁⠔⠲⠀⠠⠝⠪⠀
⠮⠀⠋⠇⠕⠕⠙⠀⠸⠓⠀⠉⠜⠗⠊⠫⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠘⠮⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠯⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠥⠀⠴⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠛⠲⠀
⠠⠮⠝⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠥⠀⠺⠢⠞⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠎⠬⠬⠀⠏⠗⠁⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠊⠇⠬⠂⠀
⠺⠊⠩⠬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠀⠷⠋⠎⠏⠗⠬⠲⠀⠠⠯⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠫⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀
⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠁⠅⠁⠤⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠏⠳⠗⠫⠀
⠉⠇⠜⠊⠋⠊⠫⠀⠃⠥⠞⠞⠻⠂⠀⠹⠊⠉⠅⠢⠫⠀⠍⠊⠇⠅⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠱⠑⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.